Why are Americans backward socially?

Britain talks a good game but the evidence would suggest that it's far more racist than the US. In America we have black generals, secretaries of state, Harvard professors, congressmen etc. Black people in America can and do reach the highest levels in our society. How far do they get in the UK? A couple of newsreaders, trade unionists, and race relations officials?

But just because black people reach higher levels that's not indicitave of less racism. (And besides, I think there are plenty of successful Black Brits. Baroness Amos, Paul Boateng, Dianne Abbhott, Oona King, etc etc. Never mind the whole ton of successful Asians. )It's indictaive of different social/instiutional conditions.

Blacks in Britain punch way below their weight when compared with their American counterparts. As I say, we have black generals, black mayors, black scholars, black congressmen, even a black president (well, half black anyway) It's indicative of Britain being an institutionally racist country.

No it isn't. We abolished slavery before them. Have we suffered the same amount of lynchings? Have we had a Rodney King incident?

It could just be indicative that theit institutions are less discerning in who they employ in order to have favourable stats.

An example-

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ISN1RCxko2Q

OK, so slavery left a nasty taste in your mouths so you abolished it earlier than in the US in 1833 (a massive 32 years before the US) but you wasted no time in making sure that there continued to be enough glass ceilings to keep the "goliwogs" in their place anyway.

It's ironic that you focus on a couple of bad eggs in the LA police force by mentioning Rodney King and try and use this as an (18 year old) example of racism in the US law enforcement community when the reality is that police forces in the US are well known for the opportunities that are afforded black Americans. From sea to shining sea you will find Chiefs of Police, Sherriffs, Feds, etc who are black; it's a shame Britain doesn't encourage such growth among its own black population.

Good points except for the creationism part. There's nothing "backwards" about believing in creationism. Plus, one can believe in both creationism and evolution.

And what about the link? Consider the point about discernment.

Believing in any religion is backwards imo. Believing in creationism doubly so. You certainly can"t believe in Dinosaurs and creationism

"Dinosaurs against Creationism" society ftw

Peace x

I don't watch you-tube. Can't access it.

Ah. Well he's a carolina state professor. Who believes white people should be exterminated.

Why would you direct me to waste my time watching him then?

To illustrate my point. Americans only have higher numbers of blacks in higher positions because they are conscious of making it that way and are not as discerning, and more conscious of their worse past with racism. The other guy in the vid is a complete imbecile, and is a reverent.

Touchy.

O From sea to shining sea you will find Chiefs of Police, Sherriffs, Feds, etc who are black; it's a shame Britain doesn't encourage such growth among its own black population.

That makes no sense, sorry.

If only we had rhetoric like that, maybe it might make up for the distinctly smaller proportional population of black people in the UK.

You be trollin' bro.